diff --git a/dotfiles/systems/fighter/network-shares.nix b/dotfiles/systems/fighter/network-shares.nix
index 7af9d507..80124ebd 100644
--- a/dotfiles/systems/fighter/network-shares.nix
+++ b/dotfiles/systems/fighter/network-shares.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ in {
 
   sops.secrets."smb" = { 
     sopsFile = ./smb.secrets;
+    format = "binary";
     key = "";
     mode = "0440";
     owner = sys.username;